U23 League

Estadio Pendex
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Pendex's Joaquin Perez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Enzo FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jacobo Vergaray was slow to take the kick. During this time Pendex's players had a chance to rest. After 8 played minutes Enzo FC got a freekick which was hit by Basilio Eutor. In the 9th minute of the match, Antonio Inguma got a very nice opportunity to score, but Benito Adrio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Benito Adrio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Perez in the 16th minute of the match. Pendex's Bernardino Peruxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Gabino in the 33rd minute of play. Benito Adrio made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Saul Bembe sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Enzo FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Daniel Gabino hit a great ball. After 45 minutes, Joaquin Perez made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Enzo FC's Benito Adrio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Pendex's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jacobo Vergaray in the 58th minute. Benito Adrio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Inguma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Adrio came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pendex's Antonio Inguma. But to his dismay, Antonio Inguma quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Bembe in the 66th minute of play forced Enzo FC's goalkeeper Benito Adrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basilio Eutor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Bernardino Peruxu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardino Peruxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basilio Eutor in the 72nd minute of play. After having played for 75 minutes, Antonio Inguma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pendex's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonio Inguma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cleto Qwinton kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Benito Adrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Perez in the 81st minute of play. Benito Adrio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Qwinton, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Enzo FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.